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Niall Horan and Eoghan McDermott have been criticised for their reported role in a Twitter prank gone wrong.
The One Direction singer and RTE presenter reportedly took over Bressie's Twitter account and tweeted that he was experimenting with his sexuality.
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The Voice mentor soon deleted the original tweet, but not before a barrage of criticism fell his way for the insensitive nature of the message.
The pair reportedly wrote: "I’ve been experimenting with my sexuality. No conclusions reached as of yet but it’s been a fun ride so far."
But Bressie, who has been dating model Roz Purcell for two years, shifted the blame to what he said were the responsible parties, writing that it had nothing to do with him.
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"That last tweet came to you from @eoghanmcdermo and @NiallOfficail. School boy error," he wrote.
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It has not been confirmed whether the comment was written by Horan and McDermott.
The tweets have since been deleted, but further tweets from Breslin acknowledging and apologising for their content remain live.
One Twitter user, who also captured a screen shot of the original tweets, posted: "Kind of disappointed in tweet from @nbrez account joking about experimenting with your sexuality."
She added: "What’s more unsettling are all the favourites/retweets… I’m a fan of @nbrez but not ok with that type of 'humour'."
In response Breslin tweeted: "@ellie_noir @GeraghtyDarren neither am I, as I said, was not posted by myself but still had no intent. Perhaps just childish."
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However, some Twitter users said Breslin, who is an ambassador for mental health organisation Cycle Against Suicide (CAS), had not addressed the potential ramifications of the tweet on the LGBT community.
One user said: "Disappointing to see @nbrez brush aside a joke about sexuality made on his account. Many young people struggle desperately with their sexuality."
And another said: "When one of the main issues in that area [LGBT] is mental health a throwaway joke like that is really disappointing."
Breslin requested that his work for CAS not be questioned and replied: "@tails509 @jon_weir and I am well aware and sincerely sensitive to MH issues in LGBT youth. I have worked closely with groups on this."
In the past, One Direction have been praised by fans for lending their support to the LGBT community. In November Harry Styles was interviewed alongside bandmate Liam Payne by ODE in a segment called "FourPlay".
Asked what they look for in a girl, Payne answered: "Female, it’s a good trait."
To which Styles replied: "[It's] not that important."
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